Just Ride.

Should this ride thread be just a.... well, thread? Or should there be a dedicated Forum topic?

  • Yes, it's own topic in the Forums

    Votes: 19 90.5%
  • Nah... threads good enough.

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
I'm sure it would be expensive to learn, but there's a good bit of potential to make decent money if I play my cards right. jim, I'll take any and all advice you have on it in a PM or here if anyone else wants to hear it. Lol
 
jim, I'll take any and all advice you have on it in a PM or here if anyone else wants to hear it. Lol
Well, this is my thread, so I guess if anybody can hijack it....
I started flying when I was 14. My Dad worked at an airport, so I had an inside line... but what I did was get a weekend job as a line boy. That entails fueling 'em, washing 'em.... As they got to trust me, it evolved into pulling inspection panels, draining oil sumps... and about ever other nasty job you can think of. At the end of every day one of the instructors would take me up for 30-40 min. or so. Not the easiest way to get time... but it didn't cost me a penny. Go to a local airport and hang out... get to know the guys. Maybe they'll let you get your foot in the door. So yeah.... that's one way to do it. Another way is to go 10 to 20 grand in the hole... get your CFI (instructor) ticket and get paid to build time instructing.
 
Weekend work might not be a bad start! Being around that stuff would just make my weekends more fun... There's a local airport about 15 minutes from my house. Good idea! Maybe I can snag a job there and make some extra cash. Although, times may be a little different now than they were back then.. I'll look into it and see what I can figure out.
 
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I had so many bugs on my face shield, it was getting tough to see. This happens crossing miles of rice paddies after dark.
More later.
 
I had to postpone due concern for The Rona. I'll just take a vacation day and make it happen.
What I did was join an AMCA ride to Oxford on Saturday. Most were on Harleys and I didn't feel like inconveniencing electrons to get pictures. You've all seen them.
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The 1970 Norton had a starter/generator modification in place of the magneto. It developed a no charge situation and went home on a trailer.
And they said” that jap crap won’t last five minutes” love that old Honda.
 
Had some sweet weather and our stock of Rural Route One popcorn was depleted so off we went to Montfort WI to resupply, mostly via the backroads. The corn is drying out and so are the beans, the trees haven't started yet.

Hyde's Mill.
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Allison really likes riding on (in) the venture.
Atop ferry bluff, about 250' above the Wisconsin River.
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A great day and a needed break from dealing with some family matters. :)
 
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Had some sweet weather and our stock of Rural Route One popcorn was depleted so off we went to Montfort WI to resupply, mostly via the backroads. The corn is drying out and so are the beans, the trees haven't started yet.

Hyde's Mill.
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Allison really likes it back there.
Atop ferry bluff, about 250' above the Wisconsin River.
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A great day and a needed break from dealing with some family matters. :)

It seems as though the road sofa is a keeper eh? Effortlessly eating up the miles. ;) Nice little trip!
 
It seems as though the road sofa is a keeper eh? Effortlessly eating up the miles. ;) Nice little trip!
There's an active buyer, might be gone afore the weekend. And I saw a DCT CTX700 on CL.....:rolleyes:
That Venture is a good road machine I'm just so flighty.
 
Did something today that I haven't been able to do for over 20 years.

Found a pair of side-zipper boots that fit me.
Breaking them in.
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Today's trip was to Fredericksburg's Vereins Kirche, now a museum, to find out more about the area's train history, and possible locations of old barns...
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http://www.pioneermuseum.net/
 
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Coldwater, Mississippi to Waynesville, Missouri and Back
I have a cousin who just retired to Missouri. A plan came together to make a visit. So, last Friday evening, I set out. Not long after crossing Big Muddy, I was riding across Arkansas rice paddies and chasing a pretty red sunset. It was getting difficult to see through the smashed bugs on my face-shield. Upon my arrival in Batesville, AR, I cleaned it in the hotel shower. Saturday morning began my ride in the Ozarks.
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Coldwater, MS pop. 1,500 or so.

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Mississippi delta

So, my 4 hour ride to Batesville, AR was uneventful even though half of it was in the dark, other than being almost blind from smashed bugs. There is a lot of rice out there! Saturday morning began my Ozark riding experience.
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Not XS650, but XS1100. This one has over 100,000 miles on it and almost racked up another 1,000 on this ride. It's not a touring bike, but handles high speed more easily than my 650.

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Nothing to write about. The reunion was perfect. The bike ran perfect. The weather was perfect. The roads were perfect. AND NO TRAFFIC!
 

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Coldwater, Mississippi to Waynesville, Missouri and Back
I have a cousin who just retired to Missouri. A plan came together to make a visit. So, last Friday evening, I set out. Not long after crossing Big Muddy, I was riding across Arkansas rice paddies and chasing a pretty red sunset. It was getting difficult to see through the smashed bugs on my face-shield. Upon my arrival in Batesville, AR, I cleaned it in the hotel shower. Saturday morning began my ride in the Ozarks.
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Coldwater, MS pop. 1,500 or so.

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Mississippi delta

So, my 4 hour ride to Batesville, AR was uneventful even though half of it was in the dark, other than being almost blind from smashed bugs. There is a lot of rice out there! Saturday morning began my Ozark riding experience.
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Not XS650, but XS1100. This one has over 100,000 miles on it and almost racked up another 1,000 on this ride. It's not a touring bike, but handles high speed more easily than my 650.

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Nothing to write about. The reunion was perfect. The bike ran perfect. The weather was perfect. The roads were perfect. AND NO TRAFFIC!

That looks like a beautiful ride Marty! I’m impressed at the high mileage on your XS-11. :)
 
I went to THE CROSSROADS.

First, I went down to Rosedale.
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Then, on up to Clarksdale. It is claimed that this is the place where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil.
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My tamales are still warm, so I placed a slab of ribs over them. It is claimed that Robert Johnson dined here. Hey, why not!
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More from my 200 mile loop.
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Moon Lake

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Yes, I should stay home and work on the XS650, all of them.

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This is the place owned or co-owned by Morgan Freeman. It's closed during Covid-19

I turned it into about five hours. A great ride and no traffic.
 

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More from my 200 mile loop.
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This is the place owned or co-owned by Morgan Freeman. It's closed during Covid-19

I turned it into about five hours. A great ride and no traffic.

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t see your photos. :shrug:
 
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